Chapter 2000: Chapter 1972: The Old Man Is in Trouble (Part 2)
"Alright."
Chen Yang nodded in agreement, and then Wang Qingyue got out of the car and left.
Watching Wang Qingyue return to the tavern, Chen Yang also stepped on the gas and left the county town, heading back to Liuhua Village.
By the time he got home, it was already dark.
Chen Yang planned to make something simple to eat and then go to the backyard to enhance his power.
During this period, he had been diligently practicing the Triple Slash Sword Technique, achieving considerable improvement.
Mastering the Triple Slash Sword Technique was almost within reach, which is why he was so invested.
"I’ve yet to fully grasp the Triple Slash Sword Technique and I’m already this formidable. If I complete it and learn the third slash, the power will surely be terrifying."
With anticipation in his heart, Chen Yang went to the kitchen to make something to fill his stomach.
Then he immersed himself in the power enhancement.
He didn’t know how much time had passed when suddenly, while earnestly practicing his swordsmanship, he sensed something!
There was a powerful and extremely unstable aura quickly approaching from the northeast direction!
Although a cultivator in the Spirit Gathering Realm has strong sensory abilities, they typically don’t exceed a twenty-meter range. His capability to sense over such a long distance was due to the entire Liuhua Village and the surroundings being within his formation.
There’s certainly a connection between the formation and the one who sets it up.
He would naturally sense immediately if someone intruded into the formation.
However, the sensation was not very distinct; he could only approximately identify that someone had intruded and couldn’t completely ascertain who they were.
"At least mid-Spirit Gathering Realm power."
With someone suddenly charging in aggressively, Chen Yang certainly wouldn’t just sit at home and wait for defeat.
His figure instantly vanished from the backyard, rushing with great speed in the direction of the aura.
The northeast direction leads to the county town; the terrain there is quite flat, and there are roads, making Chen Yang’s dash swift.
In a moment, he left Liuhua Village and arrived at a small forest.
"Ao Min?"
Standing in the forest, Chen Yang saw from a distance Ao Min, severely injured, heading towards him.
His clothes were tattered, several wounds on his body still bleeding, and he was extremely weak.
It was clear he had just been through a fierce battle.
"Chen... Chen Yang brother." Ao Min’s dull and lifeless eyes noticeably brightened upon seeing Chen Yang.
"What’s happened to you? What transpired, who injured you?" Chen Yang rushed forward, supporting Ao Min while swiftly examining Ao Min’s injuries.
The strength of the Spirit Gathering Realm is quite formidable; without particularly severe injuries, one’s life isn’t usually threatened.
However, Ao Min’s situation at the moment was worrying, with several wounds being extremely serious.
Among them, the one on his lower abdomen had even pierced straight through his body, with blood flowing profusely.
"Something big happened; I was ambushed on the way..." Ao Min spoke with difficulty, trying to explain the situation to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang interrupted him: "Don’t speak for now; let me help stop the bleeding and stabilize the situation first."
Ao Min’s condition was very perilous, and if not addressed immediately, he might die on the spot. It was imperative to handle the injuries before discussing further matters.
"Sit down for now."
Supporting Ao Min to sit on a nearby stone, Chen Yang quickly took out an elixir from his pocket and gave it to Ao Min.
Ao Min, suffering from depleted vitality and extremely weak.
After swallowing the elixir, he immediately felt a warm current entering his body, bringing him comfort.
Furthermore, the elixir not only provided comfort but also helped in stopping the bleeding.
After stabilizing the situation slightly, Chen Yang found some herbs nearby, crushed them and applied them smoothly to the wounds, serving as simple dressing.
Having done these, Ao Min’s injuries were barely under control.
After taking the elixir, Ao Min’s aura was much more stable.
"Ao Min, what on earth happened? Where’s the old man?"
This morning, Liu Taoist and Ao Min had set off for Lion Tiger Mountain together, and Chen Yang sensed something was amiss, not expecting something would really happen.
"We encountered an ambush on the road... The old man got captured." Ao Min spoke with difficulty.
"Ambush? Was it people from Lion Tiger Mountain?"
Chen Yang, alarmed, immediately inquired.
"I’m not sure who exactly, but the opponents were strong, at least three people with mid-Spirit Gathering Realm or higher..." Ao Min took a deep breath, continuing.
Three experts with mid-Spirit Gathering Realm and above? That’s a significant force.
"I fought desperately but wasn’t their match. It seemed like they intentionally let me escape; otherwise, I might not have made it back." Ao Min further explained.
Upon hearing Ao Min’s words, Chen Yang suspected Lion Tiger Mountain first.
For Liu Taoist, who practically had no enemies and being a force capable of sending out three mid-Spirit Gathering Realm experts at once, he really couldn’t think of another force besides Lion Tiger Mountain.
"Ha ha ha, running, I’d like to see where you think you can escape."
Just as Chen Yang finished pondering and was about to ask more, a chilly voice suddenly came.
Instantly, Chen Yang directed his gaze towards the source of the voice, spotting three mid-Spirit Gathering Realm experts approaching rapidly.
They were nearly afterimages, with ordinary eyesight impossible to catch sight of them.
Only cultivators could see clearly.
"They’re... they’ve come to hunt us down."
Ao Min, seeing those three, immediately became agitated.
These were the three who severely injured Ao Min and took the Liu Taoist!
Upon hearing, Chen Yang’s heart surged with murderous intent.
"Hm? How come there’s one more person?"
The three arrived within six or seven meters of Ao Min and Chen Yang within an instant, then stopped.
The man appearing to be the most senior among them, dressed simply with natural authority, furrowed his brows upon noticing Chen Yang, and his aura intensified.
Chen Yang stood up, facing them and observing their situation.
The man in the middle, commanding formidable presence, was a mid-to-late stage Spirit Gathering expert.
The two men beside him were slightly less imposing, but at least mid-Spirit Gathering level.
Three Spirit Gathering experts!
"No matter where he came from, just take him; our young master has instructed this matter must remain absolutely secret." The man on the left said coldly, with authority.
"Hmph, true enough. Ants, let’s just take them." The man in the center sneered, then released a thunderous method, his physique instantly active with spiritual energy, and two fierce palms aimed straight at Chen Yang’s forehead.
This was meant to kill with a single strike, lethal intent.
"Brother Chen Yang, watch out! His palm technique is ferocious!"
Ao Min exclaimed in shock, hurriedly reminding Chen Yang.
In Chen Yang’s heart, killing intent surged. These people were being overly arrogant, injuring Ao Min, capturing Liu Taoist, and now trying to take his life with no further ado.
"Noisy!"
Chen Yang growled, his body rapidly surging with spiritual energy, hands ready with Nirvana Fist, going forward fearlessly.
In a moment, they were entangled in combat within the woods.
The middle-aged man’s martial arts were domineering and fierce, each palm seeming to hold the power to break mountains and shatter rocks.
Moreover, with every palm strike, a faint crackling of thunder could be heard at his fingertips, quite remarkable.
Thundering Palm Strike!
It’s the middle-aged man’s ultimate skill!
No need for excessive moves; each palm strike was a powerful cultivation technique attack.
This kind of technique was something Chen Yang was encountering for the first time.
At initial contact, it felt quite troublesome, but as the battle progressed, he became increasingly aware of the fierceness of such techniques, as well as some vulnerabilities.
Thus he gradually gained an advantage.
"Against absolute power, even the strongest techniques are futile."
Chen Yang moved with unstoppable force, starting the counterattack, every punch though lacking in technique’s attached force, still carried sonic booms due to sheer power!
The power was evidently immense.
Bang bang bang...
After several rounds, the middle-aged man began to show disadvantage, even being forced to retreat by Chen Yang, with the last punch almost striking his heart.
The middle-aged man felt overwhelming pressure and immediately dared not continue fighting, retreating swiftly after a strike and pulling himself to a safe distance, no longer daring a one-on-one engagement.
